This is a request for general information. If you've had a bilateral, how do you get up from the ground? This wasn't covered in PT or OT, but I think its a skill we can all use. I know I'll need it for camping soon.

So, BLTK folks, how do you get to a standing position when you are lying on the ground?

I haven't tied it yet, but I did ask about it, and the recommendation is to not get on the ground. No no, not really! Scootch up onto something low, and from there scootch up to a chair. Not sure how that works camping.

First of all it is good to practice near a sturdy wide stance chair (recliner) on carpet, just in case you need to use the chair to pull up yourself up from the floor. It is also easier to slide to the floor from the recliner.

I found that this works...

Lay on your side toward your strongest leg's hip. (I’m R side dominant so I lay to my R hip)

Bend the bottom (R) leg up and stretch the top leg (L) out sideways straight.

Push up with the bottom (R) arm till you are sitting on the butt cheek of your bottom leg and your arm is straight palm down comfortably close to your bottom or slightly in front of your bottom.

Keeping your waste bent, roll off of your butt forward, putting more and more weight on your hand as you roll forward. Put your feet/toes on the ground as much as possible and push up with your arm and straighten out the bent knee; you will be pushing yourself up sort of sideways to the (L) while bending at the waste.

Continue to roll toward your straight arm and hand till you can push off, get your feet under you and straighten up to a stand with your back.

The push off arm and the two legs sort of make a tripod stance. The only thing I can think of that might remotely describe this "look" is the way football players look when getting ready to line up on the line.

You have to have good bend in your knees but you don't have to kneel to make this happen.

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Very interesing post. My question is everyone, why don't you kneel? Kneeling will not damage your knee. I have found it to feel weird at first, but I have gotten use to feeling. Many of my patient's goals are to kneel on Sunday at church. I have actually walked a patient across the street to a church, went in, and we practiced kneeling. Obviously, there was a great deal of anxiety we had to overcome, but she did it.
You can do this,
David

I am able to kneel but I still find it a little painful on my scar. I immagine it will improve as time passes. However even if I can kneel it is still hard for me to get one foot on the ground and stand using only one leg without somthing to pull up with. My quads are still too weak.

This is a request for general information. If you've had a bilateral, how do you get up from the ground? This wasn't covered in PT or OT, but I think its a skill we can all use. I know I'll need it for camping soon.

So, BLTK folks, how do you get to a standing position when you are lying on the ground?

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I do not get down on the ground ;-) so no practical advise! Will love to see what the others say!

Very interesing post. My question is everyone, why don't you kneel? Kneeling will not damage your knee. I have found it to feel weird at first, but I have gotten use to feeling. Many of my patient's goals are to kneel on Sunday at church. I have actually walked a patient across the street to a church, went in, and we practiced kneeling. Obviously, there was a great deal of anxiety we had to overcome, but she did it.
You can do this,
David

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Isn't it a bit soon? I'm only five months out. Also, my quads are still weak.

I am three months out from my last surgery. I just kneel on one leg and then push up to a standing position.

Otherwise, I put my hands on the ground and walk them out to get down and do the reverse to get up. I have to be on a mat for pt, so I get up and down from the ground about 10 or 12 times three times a week during pt. I have had both knees done. K